Operation Desert Storm First Night: 2031

DESERT STORM DLC IS REQUIRED FOR THIS DLC. After Saddam Hussein became Iraq's new leader in 1979, he seemed to have changed from a violent Islamic revolutionary to a peaceful developer. During Saddam's presidency, sharp religious tensions were effectively reconciled. The domestic economy has been boosted by policy support for the export of oil, gas, phosphate and sulphur minerals. On the diplomatic front, Iraq has built up friendly relations with all the major powers with a voice. At the same time, Iraq has built up a large and powerful army to deal with the changing situation in the Middle East. At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st, it seemed that Iraqis were moving towards a better life. But then came a political upheaval that caught all Iraqis off guard. He died of a heart attack in 2019. His second son, Qusse, is the natural choice to take over as leader. As a representative of a radical Islamist party, he began his rule with an ancient political ritual: the execution of his eldest son. This seemed to be the moment when the religious and international conflicts that had built up during Saddam's 40-odd years of rule erupted. As a prelude to religious conflict, Qusse launched the first attacks against Iran in early 2021. Relations with major countries in the world are also deteriorating. The most serious is the relationship with China. During Saddam Hussein's time, Iraq was an important link in the Belt and Road strategy, and the two sides had conducted close cooperation in the economic, political, diplomatic and military fields. The rupture of relations began at the end of the war with the attack on ships. A mistake in signal recognition technology, under the hype of the news media, due to the lack of appropriate diplomatic channels and approaches, finally staged a drama of anti-missile and anti-ship, escort and attack in the Persian Gulf. After the Iran-Iraq War, Iran was devastated. The once glorious export industry and the national economy